A favorite among UC Berkeley students and Bay Area lifers alike, this pint-sized restaurant on Shattuck serves Californian comfort food from a strictly seasonal menu for breakfast, lunch, weekend brunch, and dinner. Expect plenty of egg scrambles and omelettes at breakfast, and soups, salads, and sandwiches for lunch and dinner. Brunch is where Venus really shines thanks to house specialities like lemon ricotta hotcakes and cashew-almond-poppy brittle. The snug and casual space is the kind of place where your coffee mug will never go empty.

Venus Restaurant

A favorite among UC Berkeley students and Bay Area lifers alike, this pint-sized restaurant on Shattuck serves Californian comfort food from a strictly seasonal menu for breakfast, lunch, weekend brunch, and dinner. Expect plenty of egg scrambles and omelettes at breakfast, and soups, salads, and sandwiches for lunch and dinner. Brunch is where Venus really shines thanks to house specialities like lemon ricotta hotcakes and cashew-almond-poppy brittle. The snug and casual space is the kind of place where your coffee mug will never go empty.